Re: Tom Croat Conferance at The Nancy Bot Gard,France

**&* F* <j*@wanadoo.fr>**

 Dear  Leland ,

Thank you very much for your letter. The coming of  Dr. Tom Croat the 
botanical garden of Nancy is for me an incentive to publicize the family 
Araceae to the public.
Best regards

Geneviève
Here is the site of the botanical garden
www.cjbn.uhp-nancy.fr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brian lee" <lbmkjm@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Tom Croat Conferance at The Nancy Bot Gard,France

Dear Genevieve,

Aloha and bonjour.

I have not met Dr. Croat in person.  However, I grow many plants associated 
with his collections and his publications are treasured references in my 
library.

I have also never visited the great botanic gardens in Europe, but from what 
I have learned;there are wonderful collections of Araceae.  Congratulations 
on assembling such fully documented collections...it is so important for the 
future.

Most of my experience with Araceae in habitat was in Brazil.  At the time, 
good information was difficult to obtain.  I worked with Brazilian botanists 
to collect for various ex-situ collections in Brazil.  Among these were the 
Augusto Ruschi Museum in Santa Teresa, Rio Botanical Gardens, and Roberto 
Burle-Marx's collection which he donated to the Brazilian government.  We 
collected from areas actively being destroyed. I have a good understanding 
of in-situ preservation, but also the necessity of well-documented ex-situ 
collections.

I am glad that you had a successful conference with Dr. Croat.  Araceae 
deserve more attention on the global scene and Dr. Croat is certainly one of 
the best ambassadors for the Family.

Aloha,

Leland Miyano

--- On Sat, 8/30/08, Famille FERRY <jpcferry2@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> From: Famille FERRY <jpcferry2@wanadoo.fr>
> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Tom Croat Conferance at The Nancy Bot Gard,France
> To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
> Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 7:27 AM
> Bonjour ,
>
>  Oh yes, what feast. During more than an hour  Dr . Tom
> Croat has read his text french with a great deal of
> application. Everybody was attentive and admiratif for the
> work done. It was a beautiful time of our meetings with
> Belgian and Dutch friends as well as aroidophiles from
> Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg.
>
>   From the bottom of my heart, thank you Tom!
> Geneviève Ferry , Nancy  FRANCE
>
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: bs246466@skynet.be
>   To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
>   Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:03 PM
>   Subject: [Aroid-l] Tom Croat Conferance at The Nancy Bot
> Gard,France
>
>
>   I was yesterday in France for a conferance from Mr Thomas
> Croat at the Nancy Botanical Garden.
>
>   I haven't got the chance to meet Mr Croat before and
> it was for me a great opportunity to do so with the help of
> Genevieve Ferry who,i know,had work a lot to made this
> conferance real.I had the chance to talk with Mr Croat a
> long time,altough it should probably be never enough in my
> vue...It is amazing how simple this man was able to stay!It
> was really an honor for me to meet him and i wanted to say
> of course a great thank, to him  first off course, for his
> disponibility,his knowledge,his kindless,his humor....but
> also to all the people who made this meet possible!Aroid is
> a very little country,but what kind of good people are
> living there!I meet some very nice people yesterday!
>
>   Dany Hervelle,Belgium
>
>
>
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